Obsolescence Manager

Highlights

• Safeguard long-term availability of defence AI systems across full lifecycle.
• Turn obsolescence insight into prevention strategies keeping platforms mission-ready.
• Protect technology that sustains democracies over years of service.

What they offer

• Competitive salary and VSOP options
• Relocation support: up to €2,500 and 4 weeks temporary accommodation
• Learning: €500/£450 yearly allowance
• Health & wellness: gym membership and mental health support (Nilo.health)
• Social: regular company events and monthly social allowances
• Enhanced parental leave: 22 weeks fully paid for primary caregivers & 6 weeks for secondary
• Family support: 5 days paid family emergency leave, remote option during pregnancy

Ideal candidate

Mission-driven lifecycle thinker who thrives collaborating across engineering and procurement to keep critical systems dependable. You care about sustaining defence technology and fluent English-German communication in an open, ethical culture.

Requirements

• Work confidently with obsolescence management databases (OM-DBs) to track and forecast component risk
• Assess and manage software obsolescence across complex systems
• Apply the Market Surveillance Act (Marktüberwachungsgesetz) and conduct active market surveillance
• Coordinate across engineering, procurement and service teams to sustain long-term system availability
• Translate lifecycle risk into clear prevention and mitigation strategies that keep platforms supportable
• Communicate fluently in English and German (C1 or equivalent)